Sampson Chinonso Ipiankama: The Role of Men in Early Care-seeking for Ovarian Cancer in LMICs
Sampson Chinonso Ipiankama, Grant, Sustainability, and Research Lead at Project PINK BLUE, shared a post on LinkedIn about a paper by Anmol Bajwa et al. published in Journal of Cancer Policy:
“Today on World Ovarian Cancer Day, I want to spotlight a powerful insight from a recent study by co-authors Anmol Bajwa, MPH and Runcie C.W. Chidebe, titled ‘Challenges and opportunities in ovarian cancer care: A qualitative study of clinician perspectives from 24 low- and middle-income countries.’
The study reveals something deeply relevant to LMICs like Nigeria and that is that Men, husbands, fathers, sons often control the decision of when and where women seek medical care. And this control can mean the difference between early detection and late presentation, between survival and loss.
Even though ovarian cancer affects only women, men play a vital role. I agree with the authors that there should be increased engagement of men in ovarian cancer control. Awareness campaigns that ignore men are missing the mark.
We must design health communication that educates and equips men to support early care-seeking and stand as allies in the fight to save lives. As a cancer control advocate living in a low-and middle-income country, I will make sure that No Woman Left Behind.”
Sampson Chinonso Ipiankama marked World Ovarian Cancer Day by emphasizing findings from a recent study on care challenges in LMICs, calling for greater male involvement in women’s access to timely ovarian cancer treatment.
Title: Challenges and opportunities in ovarian cancer care: A qualitative study of clinician perspectives from 24 low- and middle-income countries
Authors: Anmol Bajwa, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Tracey Adams, Garth Funston, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Robin Cohen, Rafe Sadnan Adel, Ngoc Phan, Dilyara Kaidarova, Raikhan Bolatbekova, Basel Refky, Florencia Noll, Mary Eiken, Martin Origa, Asima Mukhopadhyay, Sara Nasser, Iren Lau, Thomas Konney, Afrin Fatima Shaffi, Precious Takondwa Makondi, Yin Ling Woo, Ricardina Rangeiro, Aisha Mustapha, Susan Msadabwe, Nada Benhima, Nargiza Zahirova, Carlos Eduardo Mattos Cunha Andrade, Rene Pareja, David Cantú de León, Carlos Chávez-Chirinos, Ian Bambury, Shahana Pervin, Jitendra Pariyar, Erick Estrada, Eva-Maria Strömsholm, Clara MacKay, Phaedra Charlton, Frances Reid.
Read the Full Paper in Journal of Cancer Policy.
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